Austin Bachelorette Party Itinerary
https://ift.tt/2KJFiQA One of my best friends is getting married in less than TWO weeks! I’m getting so excited for her big day. The bachelorette party was in Austin, Texas and as Matron of Honor I took the lead on planning much of the three day weekend getaway. While planning I received a ton of personal recommendations from friends who are Austin locals and friends of the bride who had recently done an Austin bachelorette party, but I also found quite a few blogs that were super informative. I loved seeing other Austin bachelorette party itineraries to get ideas so I thought that sharing the itinerary for Alyssa’s bachelorette might be helpful — even for those of you who aren’t currently planning an Austin bachelorette. Some of the tips will be applicable for any bachelorette getaway and you never know when you might end up in Austin and need some restaurant recommendations. So for Alyssa’s bachelorette party I knew she had a few priorities:
With these priorities in mind she and I threw around the idea of doing Las Vegas, Nashville or Austin. I did a little research and came up with three sample itineraries and a rough estimate of costs and we came to the decision that Austin would be the best option based on her priorities and the costs. Just as an FYI— we started this process about a year before the bachelorette weekend took place. This gave all the girls attending plenty of time to mark their calendars and save up for the trip. Once we confirmed Austin as the destination, we emailed the group and picked a weekend that worked for all the girls (10 total) and started searching AirBnb and HomeAway for a house. We found some amazing, HUGE house out by Lake Travis, but I knew from suggestions that we wanted to stay closer to the city so we could quickly get downtown. Last August we found the perfect house in cute area of Austin called Clarksville. It’s really close to downtown and walking distance to a couple cute restaurants, a local coffee shop and a small grocery store — all of which came in handy! After the house was nailed down we had quite a while to figure out logistics and make reservations for activities. That said, the weekend trip coincided with Cinco de Mayo so I had to plan ahead a little bit and make reservations kind of early. Cinco de Mayo was SUCH a fun weekend for a bachelorette party because we were able to use that as the theme so instead of all things penis we did sombreros, tequila and margaritas. Definitely more our speed, but to each their own. For the house decor, each lady attending the bach signed up to bring 1-2 items so we ended up with an awesome mix of bachelorette banners, photo booth props and things for the bride to wear out — a sash, a sombrero (which we attached a veil to), flower crown, tiara, etc.
Austin Bachelorette Weekend ItineraryHere’s our Austin itinerary. Some things changed a little because we had bad weather (lots of rain and flash floods) on Friday, but other than that most of the itinerary was the same as what I have listed. THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Because of the rain on Friday our plans changed a little: we ended up walking around South Congress for a bit, grabbing lunch at Hopdoddy burger bar (the fries were worth the wait) and then hitting up Whole Foods (the headquarters!!!) to buy our boat lunches for the next day. No one was really hungry for dinner so we skipped tacos and just hung out at the house and got ready for karaoke and dancing that night. SATURDAY (Cinco De Mayo)
SUNDAY
Notes: The boat rental for a day on Lake Travis was definitely the splurge of the trip, which why we kept things causal and less expensive for the other activities. Food wise, Austin has some AMAZING restaurants. I gave the group options of different restaurants at different price levels and the general consensus was to keep things on the casual/cheaper side so that’s what we did. I know many bachelor and bachelorette parties prioritize fancy dinners, but this wasn’t a priority for our bride or the group. I’ll share the places we ate along with some suggestions below. We also saved a bit of money by hitting up the grocery and liquor store the first day we were there to grab a bunch of stuff for breakfast, snacks and drinks at home. Before the trip I sent out an email to the ladies asking for their 3-5 must-have food items and added them all to a grocery list so we knew exactly what to buy. On Thursday after we checked-in and grabbed lunch, some girls went to the liquor store, some went to the grocery store (with the bride) and the rest of the girls went back to decorate the house and surprise the bride when we got home from the grocery. It worked out perfectly. Austin Restaurant Recommendations:Flower Child: Probably my favorite meal of the weekend! This spot serves us a healthy, well-curated menu and has such cute decor. Highly recommend for group lunches! Also, get the cold brew with coconut cream — so good! True Food Kitchen – healthy, chef driven, seasonal food restaurant. It’s not too pricey and the menu has a lot of different options so it’s great for groups. I had originally made reservations here for Friday night but the group voted for tacos instead. Odd Duck – a highly recommended, upscale eatery with locally sourced food and drink. I emailed with them about making a group reservation and they said it’s best for larger groups to do the prix fixe menu which is $45 per person not including drinks and includes a shared, small plate, seven-course tasting menu along with two dessert courses. Moonshine – Reservations only accepted for large groups. It is near Rainey Street bars. Franklin BBQ – Franklin’s is world famous, but the they sell out around 11AM. Perla’s – Right on South Congress with large selection of seafood. The outdoor patio would be perfect on a nice day. Josephine’s House – A cute little spot right near our AirBnb. We wanted to go for happy hour drinks on Friday but the weather didn’t cooperate. Austin Bars:
I hope sharing this Austin bachelorette party itinerary is helpful! If you’ve been to Austin or have any other helpful bachelorette planning tips, feel free to leave them in the comments for everyone! The post Austin Bachelorette Party Itinerary appeared first on Eating Bird Food. Recipes via Eating Bird Food https://ift.tt/1L45wsH May 23, 2018 at 10:06AM
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